Leadership Team
Verron "Ron" Brade
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Sourcing & Chief Procurement Officer
Vision
We strive to be THE benchmark of procurement exhibiting a high degree of excellence in how we inspire, lead, and challenge the way Procurement enables mission and customer success.
Mission
We enable customer success through sourcing, purchasing, and payment services to achieve best value and UNT System’s educational and research missions.
Values
Verron "Ron" Brade
Ron Brade joined the University of North Texas System in October 2020 after 29 years working for the federal government, most recently serving as the Associate Center Director for the NASA Ames Research Center in California’s “Silicon Valley.” He provides strategic direction, leadership and supervision of strategic sourcing, contracts management, procure-to-pay functions, and the Historically Underutilized Business program across UNT System. He implemented an organizational restructuring of UNT System’s procurement operation designed to create sustainable efficiencies that will help to counter the financial challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ron holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, a master’s in public administration concentrating in procurement and contracting from the George Washington University and is a graduate of Harvard University’s prestigious Senior Executive Fellows Program.
Beth Green
Beth Green has been with the UNT System for 16 years and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas.
Michelle McCauley
Michelle McCauley leads the Strategic Sourcing Team and serves as the HUB Coordinator for UNT System and all component institutions. She has been with the University for 9 years, and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas. In her time in Procurement, Michelle has experience in Pcard, Contracts, and Strategic Sourcing/HUB, along with leading the implementation of the TCM (Total Contract Management) System which processes and houses all UNT, UNT Dallas and UNT System procurement contracts.
Jill Roys
Jill Roys has been with the UNT System for 10 years and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas.
Patrice Victor
Patrice Victor leads the contracts team on behalf of UNT System Enterprise, including UNTS and the three campuses. She has been with HSC for over 16 years and brings an eclectic background that includes administrative roles, extensive higher education environment experience, investigations of suspected child abuse, and leading projects and people. Her many accomplishments at HSC include establishing the Office of Contract Administration at the HSC campus, participating in the implementation of automated contract management, creating a business contract training program and enhancing campus relationships with the Contract Liaisons and partners instrumental in contract administration and management. Patrice holds a bachelor’s in advertising and a Masters of Business Administration.
Cory Ward
Cory Ward leads the Procurement support team that consists of Card Services, Travel, Procurement Business Intelligence & Special Projects. He has been with UNT System for 9 years and a part of the UNT Community for over 25 years. As a proud Mean Green Alumni, Cory holds a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Studies (’99) and a Master of Business Administration in Health Services Management (’13).